CN115769978A

CN115769978A - Cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN115769978A
Application number: CN202111053632.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 冷炯
Original assignee: Zhejiang Shaoxing Supor Domestic Electrical Appliance Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Shaoxing Supor Domestic Electrical Appliance Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-09-09
Filing date: 2021-09-09
Publication date: 2023-03-10

Abstract

The invention provides a cooking appliance, which comprises a cooker body, a cooker cover and an air heating assembly, wherein the cooker body comprises an inner cooker and a grill which is detachably arranged on the inner cooker, the air heating assembly comprises a fan assembly, a heating element and a hot air outlet, the cooker cover comprises a flow guide assembly (4) fixed in the cooker cover, one end of the flow guide assembly (4) is communicated with the hot air outlet, and the other end opposite to the flow guide assembly is provided with a first flow guide plate (42), and the cooking appliance is characterized in that: the flow guide assembly comprises a top plate (46) fixed on the pot cover and a second flow guide plate (50) extending downwards from the top plate (46), the second flow guide plate (50) is positioned at the upstream of the first flow guide plate (42), and the second flow guide plate (50) and the first flow guide plate (42) are different in guide direction and respectively guide a part of hot air to the inside of the grill. The cooking appliance according to the present invention makes hot air more uniformly distributed in the grill, improving the cooking effect.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a cooking appliance, and more particularly, to a cooking appliance having a baking function.

Background

The existing large-capacity pot with the baking function comprises a pot body, a pot cover and an air heating assembly, wherein the pot body comprises an inner pot and a grill which is detachably arranged in the inner pot, and hot air heated by the air heating assembly generally flows into the inner pot from the pot cover. In order to direct the flow of hot air for a better cooking result, some pots are known to be provided with a deflector assembly. The current water conservancy diversion subassembly structure is fairly simple, often can only guide the central zone of gridion with hot-air, and can't compromise other regions, leads to in the gridion food material to be heated inhomogeneous, influences the effect of toasting, also makes cooking utensil comparatively difficult to the control of toasting the function.

Accordingly, there is a need for improvements to existing cooking appliances.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a cooking appliance, which is provided with a first guide plate and a second guide plate with different guide directions, so that hot air is more uniformly distributed in a grill, and the baking effect is improved.

Specifically, the cooking utensil according to the invention comprises a pot body, a pot cover and an air heating assembly, wherein the pot body comprises an inner pot and a grill detachably arranged on the inner pot, the air heating assembly comprises a fan assembly, a heating element and a hot air outlet, the pot cover comprises a flow guide assembly fixed inside the pot cover, one end of the flow guide assembly is communicated with the hot air outlet, and the other end opposite to the flow guide assembly is provided with a first flow guide plate, and the cooking utensil is characterized in that: the flow guide assembly comprises a top plate fixed on the pot cover and a second flow guide plate extending downwards from the top plate, the second flow guide plate is located on the upstream of the first flow guide plate, and the second flow guide plate and the first flow guide plate are different in guide direction and respectively guide a part of hot air to the inside of the grill.

The second baffle is located "upstream" of the first baffle, meaning that it is located upstream in the direction of flow of the heated air. For example, the first baffle may be located in a central region of the lid, while the second baffle is closer to the end of the baffle assembly that communicates with the hot air outlet, and thus closer to the side wall of the grill. Thus, after the hot air is injected into the baffle assembly, a portion of the hot air first encounters the second baffle, which is positioned and oriented such that the portion of the hot air is directed primarily toward the upper and middle portions of the side walls of the grill. And the other part of the hot air continues to flow to the first deflector and is guided to the middle part and the lower side part of the grill by the first deflector. Therefore, in the cooking appliance implemented by the invention, hot air can be distributed in the grill more uniformly, so that food materials in the grill obtain more uniform heating effect, and the control difficulty of the baking function is reduced. Of course, the positions of the first and second baffles are not limited to the above illustration, but may be arranged as desired, for example, when the length of the flow guide assembly in the hot air flowing direction is longer, the first baffle may be located in the peripheral region of the lid and the second baffle may be located in the central region of the lid, as long as the guiding directions of the two are different, so as to obtain the technical effect of the present invention.

In addition, the term "inside of the pot cover" may refer to an inside of a space surrounded by an outer periphery of the pot cover, or to an inside of a cooking space defined by the pot cover and the inner pot when the pot cover is covered on the pot body. The "one end communicates with the hot air outlet", and the communication may be direct or indirect via another member. It will be understood that the end of the flow guide assembly communicating with the hot air outlet is an inlet end of the hot air inlet flow guide assembly, and the opposite end is the end opposite to the inlet end in the direction of hot air injection. The downward extension refers to the direction of the pot cover when the pot cover is covered on the pot body as a reference system, i.e. the downward extension is from the pot cover to the inner pot.

In addition, the flow guide assembly further comprises a top plate fixed on the pot cover, the top plate can participate in guiding hot air, and elements inside the pot cover can be protected from being affected by direct injection of the hot air.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the top plate is inclined downward from the top of the pot lid, and the flow guide assembly further includes an outer side plate, and the first flow guide plate and the outer side plate respectively extend downward from the top plate integrally. This arrangement has multiple advantages, first, the downwardly sloping top helps to direct the heated air to the interior of the grill. Secondly, the top plate, the outer side plate and the first guide plate form an integral part, so that the top plate, the outer side plate and the first guide plate can be conveniently installed on the top of the pot cover, and can be conveniently detached and replaced from the inside of the pot cover when needed. The first baffle and the outer side plate can respectively extend downwards from the top plate at an angle with the top plate, and the angle can be the same or different. It will be appreciated that the integral component is shaped as an inverted tray, the interior of the tray defining a flow directing space within which the second flow directing plate is located.

In accordance with an embodiment of the invention the second baffle is removably secured to the top panel. So, not only can make things convenient for the maintenance of second guide plate to change, can also be through the second guide plate of installing different structures or direction and with the different positions of hot-air direction gridiron to for cooking utensil's the function of toasting provides multiple heating mode, make the user obtain abundant culinary art and experience.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second baffle is fixed to the top plate by a screw fastener, a magnetic attraction or a sliding rail. These means of attachment allow for easy removal, but are not limited to those listed.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the second baffle is an integral part of the roof, for example by metal working or plastic moulding. Therefore, the top plate of the flow guide assembly is fixed on the pot cover, and the second flow guide plate is integrally fixed on the pot cover, so that the pot cover is convenient to assemble. When the top plate, the first guide plate and the outer side plate also form an integral part, the top plate also integrates the second guide plate, and the parts form a whole, so that the assembly is further convenient.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the flow guide assembly includes a ventilation duct at one end communicating with the hot air outlet, an inlet portion of the ventilation duct is disposed on an outer surface of a side wall of the pot cover, and the ventilation duct penetrates through the side wall of the pot cover and extends into the pot cover. It will be appreciated that in this embodiment the lid is provided with an opening in the side wall which, when the lid is in the operative position, interfaces with the hot air outlet. From the opening, ventilation ducts pass through the lid side wall and extend to the lid interior to guide the hot air into the cooking space defined by the lid and the inner pot. Preferably, the ventilation duct comprises a bottom plate extending below the top plate of the flow guide assembly to guide the hot air to a position closer to the second flow guide plate, so that the second flow guide plate guides the hot air more accurately.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the inlet portion is hermetically connected to the hot air outlet such that all the hot air jetted from the hot air outlet enters the ventilation duct. Thereby achieving higher thermal efficiency and improved safety.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the flow guiding assembly comprises at least two of the second flow guiding plates. They can be arranged at the same time on the top plate of the guide assembly or can be replaced by each other to achieve different guiding effects.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooking appliance is a multifunctional pot, which comprises a further pot cover in addition to the pot cover. For example, the cooking appliance may be a rice cooker or an electric pressure cooker, and may include a rice cooker lid and/or an autoclave lid. In other words, the same pot body can cooperate with different pot covers to perform different cooking functions. Can increase the practicality of pan like this, reduce the space that occupies simultaneously.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the air heating assembly is arranged in the pan body. Alternatively, the air heating assembly may also be provided wholly or partially within the lid.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a pot cover of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cover shown in fig. 2.

Description of the reference numerals:

pot body 1, pot cover 2, pot cover inner 20, pot cover side wall 22

Inner pot 10 grill 12 support handle 121 support assembly 14

Air heating assembly 3 fan 31 motor 32 heating element 33

Hot air outlet 34 flow guide assembly 4 ventilation duct 40 flow guide space 41

Bottom plate 45 and top plate 46 of inlet 44 of first deflector 42

Side plates 48, 49 and second baffle 50 fixing part 52 and baffle part 54

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The following description refers to the accompanying drawings in which the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of devices, systems, apparatus, and methods consistent with certain aspects of the invention.

Referring to fig. 1, the cooking appliance of the present invention is a multifunctional electric pressure cooker, which includes a cooker body 1 and a cooker cover 2. According to the function requirement, the pot covers can be a plurality of pot covers, and each pot cover can be respectively covered on the pot body 1 to execute different cooking operations. The lid 2 shown in the figure is a baking lid, and the pot body 1 can be used for cooking by cooperating with a pressure lid (not shown) in addition to the baking lid. The pot body 1 comprises a shell, a base, a middle plate, a heat preservation cover, a heating plate, an inner pot 10 and the like, wherein the inner pot 10 is positioned in the heat preservation cover, and the heating plate is positioned between the bottom of the heat preservation cover and the bottom of the inner pot 1 and used for providing a heat source. These structures are similar to the structure of the pot body of the conventional electric pressure cooker or electric rice cooker, and are not described herein. The cooking appliance according to the invention may also be a multifunctional rice cooker or an air fryer or the like, or may comprise only one lid 2.

The cooking appliance further includes a grill 12 removably disposed within the inner pot 10, the grill 12 being supported within the inner pot 10 by a bracket assembly 20. The grill 12 may also or alternatively be provided with a support handle 121 to secure it to the mouth of the inner pan 10. The grill 12 is in the shape of a barrel with an open top, and a plurality of air holes are formed on the bottom wall. A gap is formed between the side wall of the grill 12 and the side wall of the inner pot 10. The food material to be toasted may be placed directly in the grill 12.

As shown in fig. 1, an air heating assembly 3 is disposed between the middle plate and the outer casing of the pot body 1, and the air heating assembly 3 includes a fan 31, a motor 32 for driving the fan 31, a heating element 33, and a hot air outlet 34. The guide member 4 is fixed to the lid inner portion 20, and one end (right end in the drawing) thereof communicates with the hot air outlet 34, referred to as an inlet end. When the cooking appliance is used for baking and cooking, the motor 32 drives the fan 31 to rotate, so that the generated wind blows towards the heating element 33, and then the wind with the heat generated by the heating element 33 is sprayed out from the hot air outlet 34 and flows into the flow guide assembly 4. The hot air is guided to the grill 12 by the guide assembly 4, and heats the top of the food in the grill 12. In a not shown embodiment, the air heating assembly 3 can also be arranged wholly or partially within the toasting cover.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the deflector assembly 4 according to the present invention includes a top plate 46 fixed to the lid 2, the top plate 46 extending from the inlet end of the deflector assembly 4 toward the interior 20 of the lid 2 and preferably inclined downward (i.e., toward the cooking space) to participate in the diversion of the hot air. At the other end opposite the inlet end, the flow guiding assembly 4 further comprises a first flow guiding plate 42, in this embodiment the first flow guiding plate 42 is integrally formed with the top plate 46 and is bent downwards at an angle to the top plate 46. In the present embodiment, the first baffle 42 is located approximately at the central region of the pot cover 2 to guide a portion of the hot air to the center and the lower side portions of the grill 12, etc. Furthermore, as can be seen more clearly in fig. 3, the flow guide assembly 4 further comprises outer side plates 48, 49 which are located on either side of the first flow guide plate 42 and also extend integrally downwardly from the top plate 46. Thus, it will be appreciated that the integral component is shaped as an inverted tray, the interior of which is defined as the plenum 41. The outer panels 48, 49 may also be shaped and oriented to direct the flow of heated air in a different direction than both the first and second air deflectors.

As shown in fig. 3, the flow guide assembly 4 includes a second flow guide plate 50 extending downwardly from the ceiling 46 and located within the flow guide space 41 and upstream of the first flow guide plate 42, i.e., between the inlet end of the flow guide assembly 4 and the first flow guide plate 42. Thus, after the hot air is injected into the baffle assembly 4, a portion of the hot air first encounters the second baffle 50, and the second baffle 50 is positioned and oriented such that the portion of the hot air is directed primarily toward the upper and middle portions of the side walls of the grill 12, as indicated by the arrows in FIG. 1. Meanwhile, as shown in fig. 3, the second baffle 50 has a smaller width than the first baffle 42, and thus, a portion of the hot air may continue to flow to the first baffle 42 from the sides thereof and be guided to the middle and lower sides of the grill 12. Other locations and shapes of the mating relationship of the first and

second baffles

42, 50 are also contemplated, such that heated air is directed by each to different areas of the interior of the grill 12. Through this arrangement, hot air can be distributed more evenly inside the grill 12 for the food material in the grill obtains more even heating effect, improves the effect of toasting, reduces the control degree of difficulty to the function of toasting.

In the present embodiment, the second baffle 50 includes a fixing portion 52 and a flow guiding portion 54, which are integrally formed into an obtuse-angled substantially L-shape. The second baffle 50 is screwed to the top plate 46 of the baffle assembly 4 by a fixing portion 52. The deflector 54 is primarily used to reflect the injected hot air flow toward the interior of the grill 12. It is contemplated that the securing means may be removable to facilitate maintenance and replacement of the second baffle 50. In addition, the second baffle 50 can be secured to the ceiling 46 by other removable means, such as magnetic attraction or a slider-slide fit. According to other embodiments, the second baffle 50 may also be formed as an integral part with the roof. In this embodiment, the top plate 46 of the deflector assembly 4 is fixed to the lid 2, and the second deflector 50 is also integrally fixed to the lid 2, so that the assembly is convenient.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the guide assembly 4 further includes a ventilation duct 40 at one end (i.e., an inlet end) communicating with the hot air outlet 34 in the present embodiment. The inlet 44 of the ventilation duct 40 is arranged outside the lateral wall 22 of the pot cover, the entire ventilation duct 40 passing through this lateral wall 22 and extending to the inside of the pot cover 2. In other words, the side wall 22 of the lid 2 is provided with an opening 44, which opening 44 is in abutment with the hot air outlet 34 when the lid is in the operating position. From this opening 44, the ventilation duct 40 passes through the lid side wall 22 and extends into the lid interior 20 to guide the hot air into the air guiding space 41 and then to be guided by the second air guiding plate 50 and the first air guiding plate 42 to different areas inside the grill 12, respectively. In the present embodiment, the ventilation duct 40 includes a bottom plate 45 extending below the top plate 46 of the air guide assembly 4 to guide the hot air to a position closer to the second air guide plate 50, so as to prevent the hot air from diffusing without flowing through the air guide plate, and thus the guiding effect of the second air guide plate 50 on the hot air is more effective. In addition, the arrangement of the opening from the side wall of the pot cover is very beautiful, and the pot cover 2 is conveniently jointed with the pot body 1. The flow guide component 4 is integrally arranged inside the outline of the pot cover 2, so that the use and the placement are convenient.

Preferably, the inlet portion 44 is hermetically connected to the hot air outlet 34 such that all the hot air sprayed from the hot air outlet 34 enters the ventilation duct 40, on one hand, the thermal efficiency of the cooking appliance is improved, and on the other hand, the user is scalded because the hot air cannot be discharged out of the cooking appliance from the hot air outlet 34, thereby improving the overall safety thereof.

In an embodiment of the invention not shown, at least two second baffles 50 may be provided, the shape of which may be the same or different. They may be simultaneously positioned in appropriate locations within the plenum to direct heated air to different areas of the grill 12, further achieving even distribution of the heated air within the grill 12. It is also possible to use differently shaped second deflectors in different cooking procedures or to arrange them in different positions to achieve different guiding effects, thereby enriching the applicability and operability of the cooking appliance.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in this application, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "back," "thickness," "radial," "axial," and the like, used herein to denote relative spatial positions, are used for ease of description to describe one feature's relationship to another feature as illustrated in the figures, and are not limited to one position or one spatial orientation. It will be understood that the spatially relative positional terms may be intended to encompass different orientations than those shown in the figures, depending on the location of the product being placed, and should not be construed as limiting. In addition, the descriptor "horizontal" as used herein is not entirely equivalent to allowing an angular tilt along a direction perpendicular to the direction of gravity.

The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item listed as preceding "comprising" or "includes" covers the element or item listed as following "comprising" or "includes" and its equivalents, and does not exclude other elements or items.

It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "attached to 8230," another component may be directly on the surface of the other component or may be spaced apart from the surface of the other component. The terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected or detachably connected or integrated; may be mechanically coupled, may be electrically coupled or may be in communication with each other; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be interconnected within two elements or in a relationship where two elements interact with each other unless otherwise specifically limited.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through intervening media. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It should be understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like, as used herein, do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another. "plurality" or "layers" and the like mean two or more.

The cooking utensil of the present invention is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a cooking utensil, includes the pot body (1), pot cover (2) and air heating element (3), the pot body (1) is including interior pot (10) and detachably install in gridion (12) of interior pot, air heating element includes fan subassembly, heating element (33) and hot-air outlet (34), pot cover (2) is including being fixed in inside water conservancy diversion subassembly (4) of pot cover (2), the one end of water conservancy diversion subassembly (4) with hot-air outlet (34) intercommunication, the other end relative with it is equipped with first guide plate (42), its characterized in that: the flow guide assembly (4) comprises a top plate (46) fixed on the pot cover (2) and a second flow guide plate (50) extending downwards from the top plate (46), the second flow guide plate (50) is located at the upstream of the first flow guide plate (42), and the second flow guide plate (50) and the first flow guide plate (42) are different in guiding direction and respectively guide a part of hot air to the inside of the grill (12).

2. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the top plate (46) is inclined downward from the top of the lid (2), the deflector assembly (4) further comprises outer side plates (48, 49), and the first deflector (42) and the outer side plates (48, 49) are integrally extended downward from the top plate (46), respectively.

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the second baffle (50) is removably secured to the top plate (46).

4. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the second deflector (50) is fixed to the top plate (46) by screwing, magnetic attraction or sliding.

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second deflector (50) is an integral part of the top plate (46).

6. Cooking appliance according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the flow guide assembly (4) comprises a ventilation duct (40) at the end communicating with the hot air outlet (34), the inlet portion (44) of the ventilation duct (40) being arranged outside the lateral wall (22) of the lid (2), the ventilation duct (40) passing through the lateral wall (22) of the lid and extending into the lid interior (20).

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 5, wherein the inlet portion (44) is sealingly connected to the hot air outlet (34) such that all hot air ejected from the hot air outlet (34) enters the ventilation duct (40).

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the deflector assembly (4) comprises at least two of said second deflectors (50).

9. Cooking appliance according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cooking appliance is a multifunctional pot comprising in addition to the lid (2) a further lid.

10. Cooking appliance according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the air heating assembly (3) is arranged inside the pan (1).